dào​fǎn

on the contrary

  • created reference approved 倒反 → 反而 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒反 dào​fǎn

    反而 fǎn'ér

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 倒反 → 反倒 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒反 dào​fǎn

    反倒 fǎn​dào

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 倒反 · dào​fǎn · on the contrary — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒反

    dào​fǎn

    on the contrary

    contrary to what one might expect; unexpectedly; instead; same as [[反而|反而|fan3 er2]] or [[反倒|反倒|fan3 dao4]]

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · [unexpected/contrary] 反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · on the contrary

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 倒反 · dào​fǎn · irony — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒反

    dào​fǎn

    irony

    a rhetorical device where the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning, such as using praise to imply criticism or using negative words to show affection

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense